"I was reading the dictionary. I thought
it was a poem about everything."
                     --Steven Wright

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Eager about ( আগ্রহী ) He is eager about the result.
  • Sanguine of ( নিশ্চিত ) She is sanguine of her success.
  • Acquit of ( খালাস দেওয়া ) High court acquit him of the charge.
  • Take after ( সদৃশ হওয়া ) The boy takes after his father.
  • Compare with ( তুলনা করা (সদৃশ বস্তু) ) Rabindranath may be compared with Shakespeare.
  • Hope for ( আশা করা ) Let us hope for the best.

Idioms:

  • pound of flesh ( এক চুল এদিক ওদিক নয় )
  • Bone of contention ( বিবাদের বিষয় ) The paternal property is the bone of contention between the two brothers.
  • Of course ( অবশ্যই ) Of course, you know what that means
  • In fine ( পরিশেষ ) In fine he declared his plan.
  • by dint of ( ফলে (সাধারণত বল প্রয়োগের ফলে) )
  • cringing flatterer ( খঁয়ের খা )